==Introduction==[[File: Howard Hughes Three.jpg |300px|thumb|left|The Aviator Movie Poster]]One <i>The Aviator</i>, released in 2004, traces some of the most important movies key moments in the life of 2004 was the famous American industrialist and Hollywood producer Howard Hughes. The Aviator. It movie was directed by perhaps the leading director of the modern era Martin Scorsese and scripted by serial academy award nominee John Logan. It is a historical epic that focused on a key period in the life of Howard Hughes one of the most famous and arguably important men of the twentieth century. Scorsese’s movie focuses on the rise of Howard Hughes and his impact on Hollywood, aviation, and indeed America, his struggle with mental illness over a twenty-year period years from the 1920s to the 1940s. The motion picture starred Scorsese muse Leonardo di Caprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchet as the acclaimed actress Katherine Hepburn and Kate Beckinsdale Beckinsale played the screen star , Ava Gardiner. The supporting cast featured a number of some high-profile actors who would typically have expected to headline a movie. <i>The Aviator</i>, which was released on Christmas Day was both a box-office smash and the praised by critics generally praised it. The movie received eleven nominations at the Academy Awards and won seven in 2005. There When the film was much discussion at the time released, there were questions regarding the accuracy of the biopic and if the portrayal of Hughes and his life was realistic. Below is a discussion of the accuracy of other figures in the movie. [[File: Howard Hughes Three.jpg |200px|thumb|left| The Aviator Movie Poster]]
==Howard Hughes Character==